SGS Forest High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 138496
- Address
- Causeway Road, GL14 2AZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 280 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35%
- Persistent absence
- 39.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.1%
White British 85%
Other White 6.1%
Gypsy/Roma 3.6%
Mixed 2.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.92
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.5
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.59
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 57 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 57 |
| French | GCSE | 17 |
| Geography | GCSE | 17 |
| History | GCSE | 25 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 57 |
| Media/Film/Tv Studies | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
SGS Forest High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 8 | 51 27 24 |
| Year 9 | 66 36 30 |
| Year 10 | 54 29 25 |
| Year 11 | 49 27 22 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 85.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 24.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 0.6% 1.0% |